Shinza Kominka, Tookamachi City, Niigata Pref.
For a little more than 130.000,00 € you can buy this house in the center of Japan, 235 km north of Tokyo and think you're Marlon Brando aka the Major Lloyd Gruver in the movie Sayonara. A Meiji era Kominka built with the robust structure unique to the snowy Niigata that withstood the Chuetsu earthquake in 2004. The spacious site, with a garden and pond to the east and a field to the south, reveals the enjoyment of living in this house. The exterior walls and floors need some repairs, but with proper maintenance, the building will live for a long time to come. Tookamachi city is known for its heavy snowfall during winter as well as the production of the Koshihikari rice. Kominka means a Japan’s traditional farmhouses, built in a very distinctive and wonderfully nostalgic style. Opposed to the famous historical cities like Kyoto or Edo (old Tokyo), kominka represent a rural side of Old Japan that is just as fascinating
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